Psalm 39 (Contemporary English Version)

(A psalm by David for Jeduthun, the music leader.)

A Prayer for Forgiveness

1I told myself, "I'll be careful

not to sin by what I say,

and I'll muzzle my mouth

when evil people are near."

2I kept completely silent,

but it did no good, ^[a] and I hurt even worse.

3I felt a fire burning inside,

and the more I thought,

the more it burned,

until at last I said:

4"Please, LORD,

show me my future.

Will I soon be gone?

5You made my life short,

so brief that the time

means nothing to you.

"Human life is but a breath,

6and it disappears

like a shadow.

Our struggles are senseless;

we store up more and more,

without ever knowing

who will get it all.

7"What am I waiting for?

I depend on you, Lord!

8Save me from my sins.

Don't let fools sneer at me.

9You treated me like this,

and I kept silent,

not saying a word.

10"Won't you stop punishing me?

You have worn me down.

11You punish us severely

because of our sins.

Like a moth, you destroy

what we treasure most.

We are as frail as a breath.

12"Listen, LORD, to my prayer!

My eyes are flooded with tears,

as I pray to you.

I am merely a stranger

visiting in your home

as my ancestors did.

13Stop being angry with me

and let me smile again

before I am dead and gone."

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Psalm 39 (New International Version)

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

1 I said, "I will watch my ways
and keep my tongue from sin;
I will put a muzzle on my mouth
as long as the wicked are in my presence."

2 But when I was silent and still,
not even saying anything good,
my anguish increased.

3 My heart grew hot within me,
and as I meditated, the fire burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:

4 "Show me, O LORD, my life's end
and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting is my life.

5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Each man's life is but a breath.
Selah

6 Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro:
He bustles about, but only in vain;
he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it.

7 "But now, Lord, what do I look for?
My hope is in you.

8 Save me from all my transgressions;
do not make me the scorn of fools.

9 I was silent; I would not open my mouth,
for you are the one who has done this.

10 Remove your scourge from me;
I am overcome by the blow of your hand.

11 You rebuke and discipline men for their sin;
you consume their wealth like a moth—
each man is but a breath.
Selah

12 "Hear my prayer, O LORD,
listen to my cry for help;
be not deaf to my weeping.
For I dwell with you as an alien,
a stranger, as all my fathers were.

13 Look away from me, that I may rejoice again
before I depart and am no more."

When i was doing my Bible study I noticed this change but i really like how it is written in the new international version.

" 5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man's life is but a breath. Selah"

I noticed this and I got to thinking how our life truly is only as good as the width of our hand. Many people have left a very heavy hand print during their days. It makes me glad that even though life goes very fast I still have a very long time to make a deep imprint on others lives, just as God imprints me.

heros?

This I Believe...

In 1951 a radio program was started to allow people to voice their belief statements, I also had this opportunity. National Public Radio opened this program again, and people have been entering their essays and a few get the opportunity to read them on national radio. I was given the assignment by my social issues teacher, to write my belief statement. My teacher showed us a few examples...

Penn Jillette- he doesn't just not believe in God


Eve Ensler- If you have ever had trouble saying the word vagina!


Harold Taw- monkeys=prosperity



Those were all interesting... but let me give you mine. This is exactly the way I presented it to the class.

" I believe in love. I believe in finding the beautiful in people. I believe that everything in life is driven by love or the lack thereof.
I believe not just in goodness. Henry David Thoreau said " Don't be too moral, you may cheat your self out of much of life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good , be good for something."
I believe in being good for love.
He said it could have been prevented, he said it could have been avoided. I wonder could the shootings at Virginia tech , Columbine and so many places throughout the world have been avoided? Could the 33rd person killed at VT have benefited from someone trying to be good at love?
The root of all love for me is my relationship with Jesus Christ. He showed me the ultimate love. I am loved so who am I not to be loving?

"This is real love. It is not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son for us as a sacrifice for our sins." 1 John 4:10- this I believe.

When I look around at the earth the sky the people. All I have, all I have been given. I wonder who am I not to give?

" O the joys of those who are kind to the poor." Psalm 41: 1-2 This I believe


To the person sitting alone I wonder how many times have I been lonely and been comforted?

"Don't be afraid, I am with you. Don't be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you i will uphold you with my victorious right hand" Isaiah 41:10 This i believe.

I am truly in love with the created who cries out to know me. I am driven by seeing the love in others, by trying to love more. I believe in giving with out receiving and hoping even if I cant see through the blackness in front of me. I believe in Jesus Christ his sacrifice and his unconditional love and desire to know us.
" Love is the greatest thing God can give us, for he himself is love, and it is the greatest thing we can give to him" Jeremy Taylor- This I believe !"

first blog!

I am starting this blog! I have decided to call the blog "Catching Crumbs" because my Father (Sir Chuck) has the Round Table. I also chose this name because I know that even if I just catch the crumbs from the table of God I can be fed for a lifetime! I plan to blog later on 3D vs 2D. I think many time we treat each other as 2D people, even though we think from our perspective as 3D people!